Fabius Out

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  France's Veteran Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius Bows Out

  France's veteran Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius bowed out of government today after a three-decade career which saw an early string of scandals but ended with him overseeing a complex climate deal.

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  Negotiators Grab Head Start on Monumental Climate Challenge

  Senior negotiators from almost 200 nations on Sunday began thrashing out a new global deal to curb climate change as the president of China, the world's biggest polluter, landed in Paris.

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  Francois Hollande Vows 'More Songs' in Response to Paris Attacks

  President Francois Hollande vowed today that France would respond to the "army of fanatics" which carried out the Paris attacks with more songs, concerts and shows, as the nation paused to pay homage to the victims.

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  France Carries Out First Surveillance Flights Over Syria: Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius

  France carried out its first surveillance flights over Syria on Tuesday to prepare possible attacks on Islamic State jihadists, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.

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  Hungary Slams 'Groundless' French Criticism of Border Barrier

  Hungary on Sunday lashed out at French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius over his criticism of the country's new anti-migrant border barrier, accusing him of "shocking and groundless" judgements.

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  Iran Lashes Out at Western Powers in Nuclear Talks

  Iran accused Western powers late Thursday of changing positions in nuclear talks, saying the crunch negotiations in Vienna could still go either way.

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  Israel Prime Minister Rejects 'Dictates' as France's Top Diplomat Visits

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today rejected "international dictates" ahead of a visit by France's top diplomat, with Paris advocating a UN resolution laying out parameters for peace talks.

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  PM Narendra Modi to Visit France in April, Invites French Companies

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today invited French companies to take advantage of "Make in India" programme in various sectors while pointing out the liberalised FDI regime in India.

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  France Pushing For Syria 'Safe Zones'

  Paris is pushing for "safe zones" to be set up in Syria where citizens would be out of reach of regime forces and Islamic State jihadists, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Tuesday.

• France Rules Out Air Strikes in Syria

  French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Monday his nation would not launch air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants based in Syria despite having bombed a suspected target of the group in northern Iraq last week.

• Abbas Asks France to Lobby Hamas for Gaza Truce

  Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas reached out for French help Friday to lobby Hamas's regional allies to influence it into accepting a truce with Israel, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.

• We Should Not go to War With Russia: French Foreign Minister

  French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has ruled out going to war with Russia over Ukraine, but warned more sanctions will be leveled against Moscow if it tries to undermine the May 25 presidential vote.

• France begins analysing samples of suspected Syrian chemical weapon elements

  France is testing samples of suspected chemical weapon elements used against Syrian rebel fighters and smuggled out by reporters from Le Monde newspaper and will divulge the results in the next few days, a senior French official said on Monday.

• France rules out immunity deal for Syria's Assad

  French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius rejected an Arab League proposal on Tuesday for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to be granted safe exit from the country in exchange for stepping down.